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Kauai Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, February 22nd, 4:55am PST Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   8.9 ft --- 108° 12-14 kt 60° 74.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 60° 74.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   8.2 ft 8 sec 51° 17-21 kt 70° 73.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   8.2 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 76.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 120° 75.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 11 sec 36° --- --- 75.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 72.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 76.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 9 sec 235° --- --- 76.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 7 sec 168° --- --- 73.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.9 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 75.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 181° --- --- 76.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 11 sec 65° --- --- 75.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   7.2 ft 9 sec 70° 16-17 kt 140° 77.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   5.2 ft --- 92° 6-8 kt 260° 76.6 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 11 sec 66° --- --- 82.8 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.6 ft 11 sec 35° --- --- 85.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 11 sec 22° --- --- 84.9 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Lower Limahuli SSW (200°) 4-6 kt 2:15 am  Sun 2/22 Common Ground Calm 2:15 am  Sun 2/22 Moloaa Dairy WSW (250°) 0-3 kt 1:45 am  Sun 2/22 Hanamaulu W (280°) 1-3 kt 2:15 am  Sun 2/22 Lihue W (280°) 7 kt 2:00 am  Sun 2/22 Nawiliwili Nos NW (310°) 3-6 kt 2:24 am  Sun 2/22 Poipu NNW (330°) 1-4 kt 2:00 am  Sun 2/22 Lawai Ntbg NNE (20°) 4-6 kt 2:15 am  Sun 2/22 Port Allen E (80°) 6-7 kt 2:00 am  Sun 2/22 Makaha Ridge SSE (150°) 1-3 kt 2:11 am  Sun 2/22 Mana NE (50°) 3-4 kt 2:34 am  Sun 2/22 Barking Sands E (80°) 5 kt 2:34 am  Sun 2/22 Puu Lua Calm 2:35 am  Sun 2/22 Puu Opae Calm 2:34 am  Sun 2/22 Waimea Heights N (0°) 3 kt 2:35 am  Sun 2/22 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 220102 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 302 PM HST Sat Feb 21 2026 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 302 PM HST Sat Feb 21 2026 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... A surface ridge will gradually weaken this weekend. An upper trough will linger over the area through the weekend, followed by a frontal boundary drifting southward across the smaller islands early next week. Kauai Northwest Waters- 302 PM HST Sat Feb 21 2026 TONIGHT East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming north 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy. A chance of showers. SUNDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 3 feet in the evening, then to 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. MONDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, building to 9 to 12 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North northeast 10 feet at 16 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. MONDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 12 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 12 feet at 15 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. TUESDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 12 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 12 feet at 14 seconds and east 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 11 to 13 feet, subsiding to 9 to 12 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northeast 11 feet at 14 seconds and east 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 7 feet at 12 seconds and east 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated showers after midnight. THURSDAY East winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming east southeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 6 feet at 12 seconds and east 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. Kauai Windward Waters- 302 PM HST Sat Feb 21 2026 TONIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy. A chance of showers in the morning. Showers likely in the afternoon. SUNDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 3 feet in the evening, then to 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely. MONDAY Northeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to east northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, building to 10 to 12 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North northeast 11 feet at 16 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. MONDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 12 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 12 feet at 15 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. TUESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 12 to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 12 feet at 14 seconds and east 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 11 to 12 feet, subsiding to 9 to 12 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North northeast 11 feet at 14 seconds and east 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 7 feet at 12 seconds and east 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds and north northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers through the day. Kauai Leeward Waters- 302 PM HST Sat Feb 21 2026 TONIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming northwest 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas to 2 feet or less. Hazy. A chance of showers. SUNDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. MONDAY East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North northeast 9 feet at 16 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. MONDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 11 feet at 15 seconds and east northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. TUESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 11 feet at 14 seconds and east northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated showers in the afternoon. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 10 feet at 14 seconds and east northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds and north northeast 7 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds and north northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers. Kauai Channel- 302 PM HST Sat Feb 21 2026 TONIGHT North northwest winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming northwest 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas to 3 feet in the morning, then to 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Hazy. A chance of showers. SUNDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East northeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. MONDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming northeast to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 8 to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: North northeast 10 feet at 15 seconds and east northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. MONDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 10 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 11 feet at 15 seconds and east northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. TUESDAY Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 12 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 11 feet at 14 seconds and east northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers. TUESDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 10 feet at 14 seconds and east northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North northeast 7 feet at 12 seconds and east northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. THURSDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east southeast 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds and north northeast 5 feet at 12 seconds. Isolated showers through the day. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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